KENYA REGISTERED COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING (KRCHN)

COURSE OVERVIEW

This is a basic diploma course in nursing. The KRCHN course is a combination of three major areas of nurse training, namely;
1. General Nursing
2. Community Health Nursing
3. Midwifery
The objective of the program is to train nurses who will supplement the nurse’s work force in the health care environment thus meeting the ever changing patient needs in our modern society. After which they should be able to demonstrate competence in addressing and managing the emerging health care challenges locally, regionally and globally.
This can be achieved through the effective implementation of the national curriculum that is provided by the Nursing Council of Kenya, which is tailored towards realizing the institutional vision and mission of being a leading regional medical training college of excellence in training of nurses and other health professionals.
At the end of the training, the graduate will be a qualified clinical nurse, community nurse and also a midwife. The expected fields of work include hospitals, communities, research institutions and various health care industry settings